"Good Evening Wembley"
And a capacity crowd scream their lungs out - and then Russell Watson wakes
up. And he's on stage and - and - and - well, he has only stood in front of a
capacity crowd screaming their lungs out at Wembley. How did that happen?
In four years he has gone, in his own words, "from walking on stage at a
working men's club with five people there, spilt beer and cigarette smoke
and joking to them 'Good Evening Wembley'," to actually saying the same thing
to 15,000 people crammed into Wembley Arena.
It has been some journey!
In the twelve months since Encore, went to the top of the charts, Watson
has played in front of the 43rd President of the United States, the Queen,
Pope John Paul II and over one billion people who tuned into the opening
ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Manchester this Summer.
His latest album Reprise, is his next step. "'The Voice' was special because
it was my first recording," he says "Encore was a better recording but
Reprise is the best thing I have done so far - this album has something for
everyone" - and he's not wrong, which is why we have 3 copies of his new album
Reprise to offer in this competition.
But it doesn't end there, we also have copies of the charity single Nothing
Sacred, which is sung by Russell Watson in aid of Kristy's appeal. Kirsty
Howard is a little girl who has captured the hearts of the nation. From
visiting and charming Tony Blair, opening the Harrod's sale with Victoria
Beckham and presenting the Queen with the final baton at the Commonwealth
Games there is no other little girl who has struck a chord with so many
people in such a short space of time.
And one of those people is Russell Watson. The Salford born multi-million
selling tenor has recorded a song for Kirsty, Nothing Sacred, which is
released on December 2. All monies raised from the single will go to
Kirsty's Appeal.
Enter the competition to win Russell Watson's new album by clicking here at www.thisisbolton.co.uk/competitions/russellwatson.html
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